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Antarctica & Punta Arenas, Chile

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Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent, a vast wilderness of ice sheets, glaciers, and dramatic polar landscapes that draws adventurers seeking one of the world's most remote and untouched environments. It is renowned for its extraordinary wildlife — including vast penguin colonies, leopard seals, and humpback whales — as well as its unparalleled scenery of towering icebergs and the Southern Ocean. Most expeditions depart from Punta Arenas, a windswept port city at the southern tip of Chilean Patagonia, itself a gateway to the Strait of Magellan and Torres del Paine. Travellers come for expedition cruises, Zodiac landings, kayaking among ice floes, and the rare privilege of setting foot on the White Continent.

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Itineraries

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Save £7,500 (41% off)

£18,500 retail with Exodus → £11,000 self-launched

Antarctica & Punta Arenas, Chile · 11 days

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Antarctic Express: Crossing the Circle – Self-Launched Expedition

Antarctica is one of the few places on Earth where a fully independent trip is genuinely difficult — the logistics demand a ship, specialist crew, and a charter flight over the Drake Passage. However, you can still save significantly by booking your expedition berth directly with the vessel operator (Quark Expeditions) rather than through a retail tour reseller like Exodus, cutting out the middleman markup. This self-launched version keeps every experience intact — the fly-in charter to King George Island, the Antarctic Circle crossing, Zodiac landings, penguin rookeries, and glacier calving — while replacing Exodus-bundled hotel nights in Punta Arenas with excellent independent options and giving you flexibility on your pre/post days to explore Patagonia. All costs below are approximate per-person estimates in GBP at current rates.

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~£11,000

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